June 1, 2023
XR Foundations Academy, a program of XR Terra, prepares students in middle school and high school with skills to begin creating meaningful virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR) experiences for themselves and their communities. This immersive course teaches the core concepts of AR development and is a hands-on, scalable solution for students to gain real experience in VR/AR development and design.
XR Foundations Academy is being offered to interested students in Summer 2023 as a two-week course with virtual live instruction. This course can be taught onsite or online, over consecutive days or spread over a longer period. Each session serves up to 30 students. No coding background or experience is needed.
The course covers the following topics: Overview of XR, the Metaverse, Careers of the Future; Intro to Unity and AR Project Setup; Asset Design Basics and Game Engine Preparation; Materials and Lighting; How to Interact with 3D Objects; Animation Design and Visual Effects; Building a Project to a Mobile Device; and Presenting AR Prototypes. Upon completion of the course, students will have created a working AR experience that they can share with friends and family. They will have developed a foundation for further study in XR development.